Treatment court professionals know t
hat people with co-occurring disorders (COD) are among the most challengin
g groups of participants in their programs\, and many are both “high risk
and high need” offenders. NADCP and SAMHSA’s GAINS Center recently collaborated on the Fact Sheet “Six Steps to Improve Your Drug Court Outcomes for Adu
lts with Co-Occurring Disorders” to assist drug courts and other treatment
courts in effectively working with persons with co-occurring substance us
e and mental health disorders. This webinar features a nationally-recogniz
ed expert on persons with COD in the justice system\, Dr. Roger Peters\, o
f the University of South Florida\, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Healt
h Institute. Dr. Peters has written numerous clinical and research article
s on this topic and is a regular consultant to both NADCP and the GAINS Ce
nter. Dr. Peters will discuss the newly-released Fact Sheet document from
NADCP and the GAINS Center\, on which he is a co-author. This webinar addr
esses common concerns across all types of adult treatment courts including
drug courts\, mental health courts\, veterans’ treatment courts\, and DWI
courts. In addition to his presentation\, Dr. Peters will answer question
s from webinar participants.

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